Karoline Stjernfelt: "Power dynamics are never black and white" The award-winning graphic novelist behind the ‘Tomorrow Will Be Better’ trilogy – about English-born Danish Queen Caroline Mathilde, King Christian VII, and German physician...

The Wax Child author Olga Ravn: Abracadabra is both word and object Folklore and witchcraft are just some of the subjects the internationally acclaimed author, Olga Ravn, has explored in her work. Here she gives a glimpse into her creative...

Photo: Michael Jeppe The Copenhagen C&YA Editors’ Fellowship 2025 Are you looking for great children’s and young adult books to publish? For the first time in many years, we are offering eight spots in a fellowship programme for international...

Vision for new and cross-disciplinary art forms Art has always evolved and continues to develop in new genres and forms of expression, both within, outside, and between artistic disciplines. This development is driven both by the artists...

Art across the country Art should be widely distributed and accessible to as many people as possible. We strive to ensure that all citizens in Denmark experience the art world as inclusive and relevant to them. Vision for art across the country...

About us We are the Danish Arts Foundation Grants for more than 6,400 artists and art projects every year More than 65 different funding programmes 15,700 applications every year We are Denmark’s largest arts foundation. We work to spread the...

Art forms In the Danish Arts Foundation we support artists and projects within seven different art forms. Find your area below.

Vision for children and young adults engagement with art Art plays a crucial role in the development of children and young adults as individuals and as citizens. It helps create a shared cultural foundation, which they can draw on now and later...

Vision for art across the country Art should be widely disseminated and accessible to as many people as possible. We strive to ensure that all citizens in Denmark experience the art world as inclusive and relevant to them. Everyone should have...

Photo: Collage by Oscar Hernández Østergaard. Danish delegation on CINARS 2024 Performing arts companies are pushing boundaries. With a growing focus on international collaboration, they are producing, touring, and collaborating across borders,...